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Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing. Try FanDuel now! Baseball is back, and not a second too late. After four days out in the cold we welcome baseball back with a trio of aces and more than a couple excellent value plays. The interesting thing about Friday night is that unless you use…

From Sammy Sosa’s sneeze to Jeremy Affeldt’s frozen hamburger patties to Glenallen Hill’s fear of spiders, there’s a long history of weird and downright dumb baseball injuries. Our latest example? Rangers reliever Jake Diekman, c’mon down, you’re the next contestant! And just how did Jake Diekman cut his left index finger? A souvenir mug he bought from Cheers in Boston broke and a piece of glass got him. — Jeff…

Critics of the Open’s move away from live BBC television coverage have been given impetus after the peak audience for the first day of the championship dropped by almost 80%. Related: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubts Sky Sports has assumed primary UK broadcasting rights for the first time at this, the 145th, Open, with the BBC reduced to highlights status. The R&A…

ESPN will showcase highlights of the Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards tonight Friday, July 15, during a 30-minute program  at 7 p.m. ET. The second annual event, held at the Conga Room at L.A. LIVE and  presented by ESPN, celebrated and honored leagues, teams, individuals and members of the sporting community that have used the power of sport to make a positive impact on society. Laila Ali returned for the…

3:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment LOUDON, N.H. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. made the decision to see a doctor, which he knew could affect whether he races again this year — or ever. Earnhardt has suffered concussions in the past. He even missed two races in 2012 following two concussions in a six-race stretch, so the 41-year-old could be a little more aware of the dangers and…

The International Olympic Committee has been playing with a lake of fire, and it’s everybody else who is going to get burned. You can feel it coming, can’t you? One of these days there’s going to be a catastrophe. The Olympics will be lucky to escape a large-scale disaster in Rio de Janeiro, and if it happens, we all will wonder why we didn’t do more to stop IOC officials…

x Embed x Share Team USA Olympic gymnast John Orozco will miss the Rio Olympics after tearing his ACL. USA TODAY Sports John Orozco competes on the parallel bars during the 2016 USA Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials at Chaifetz Arena on June 23.(Photo: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) John Orozco can’t catch a break. The gymnast will miss the Rio Olympics after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his…

Katy Perry unveiled her first new song in three years with “Rise,” the singer’s theme for NBC’s broadcast of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Perry also shared the single’s video, a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics’ past. Related 9 Great Songs You Didn’t Know Katy Perry Wrote Listen to 10 great songs written by Katy Perry for everyone from Britney Spears to Nicki Minaj. Produced…

Ryan Newman and Kyle Busch hold differing views on the controversial pit road penalty that was assessed to Martin Truex Jr. at Kentucky last weekend, but both can find common ground on one thing — Inconsistency in calls. The Richard Childress Racing driver felt that NASCAR went too far when they took Truex out of the race lead and sent him to the rear of the field, derailing a…

Critics of the Open’s move away from live BBC television coverage have been given impetus after the peak audience for the first day of the championship dropped by almost 80%. Related: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubts Sky Sports has assumed primary UK broadcasting rights for the first time at this, the 145th, Open, with the BBC reduced to highlights status. The R&A…

Despite not being particularly keen on either spectating or participating in athletic endeavour, I have occasionally owned sport video games in the past. The last of which was FIFA 2000 on the PS1 , a point where the franchise was still regarded as being decidedly arcadey compared to the simulation style of the rival ISS/Pro Evo/PES /whatever-nickname-they-call-it-now series If your mind struggles to hark back that far, it was a…

Just like that, Deflategate is over. A scant 18 months after the Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the 2015 AFC Championship Game, Tom Brady finally halted legal proceedings and agreed to accept a four-game suspension for his alleged role in the alleged deflating of footballs. A year and a half we talked about this. We talked about who knew what, what needles were used to deflate what balls…

Brock Lesnar won his fight at UFC 200 but the real battle may have just begun. The former heavyweight champion was notified on Friday of a potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test administered by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) on June 28. According to a statement released by the UFC on Friday, the test was taken June 28 and the results came back on July 14. Lesnar…

RELATED: Drivers react, offer thoughts on Earnhardt Jr. news Hendrick Motorsports indicated that Jeff Gordon would return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition in place of Dale Earnhardt Jr. next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway if Earnhardt has not fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms. Gordon, a four-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series, ended his full-time driving career last season. All of his 93 victories and 797 starts came during his…

Chicago’s Washington Park was nearly empty on a recent Friday afternoon as Bronzeville resident Rosemary Jarrett power-walked her usual five laps around the perimeter of the graceful meadowland where a temporary Olympic stadium could have risen this summer. The 52-year-old crossing guard shook her head at the memory of the city’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Games. She had opposed it back then, she says, because she found everything…

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup doesn’t begin until September, but several drivers have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the top 30 this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, thus securing a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. To clinch an early Chase berth, a driver must have multiple wins and a top-30 spot.   Below are Chase-clinching scenarios for this weekend’s races at New Hampshire:   NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Possible to Clinch:…

Katy Perry unveiled her first new song in three years with “Rise,” the singer’s theme for NBC’s broadcast of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Perry also shared the single’s video, a riveting montage of memorable moments and athletes from Olympics’ past. Related 9 Great Songs You Didn’t Know Katy Perry Wrote Listen to 10 great songs written by Katy Perry for everyone from Britney Spears to Nicki Minaj. Produced…

Canadian Wimbledon finalist says concerns about Zika virus prompted him to drop out of Games.

With the All-Star break giving us some down time in fantasy baseball, it’s time for some bragging rights. Maybe a player was selected low in your draft or maybe he wasn’t chosen at all, yet he contributed immensely to your fantasy first half. It’s time to celebrate those who “shocked the world” and include a player who could surprise us in the second half of the season … C –…